Topic: Civil Rights

Florida Senate Records Regarding Bill to Protect Drivers from Liability if they Hit Protesters

February 22, 2021
Records from the Florida Senate in response to American Oversight's request for communications regarding a bill that shields drivers from liability if they hit demonstrators.

News Roundup: Power Failures and Power Plays

February 18, 2021
Severe winter weather swept across the nation this week, wiping out power for millions. And several states unleashed a new wave of voting-restriction measures.

Campaign Against Corporate Complicity Cautions Previous Lobbying Firm and Clients of Former Secretary Bernhardt

February 11, 2021
In a letter, the campaign cited Bernhardt's role in spreading misinformation about the June 2020 assault on peaceful protesters near the White House.

Records Request to Florida Senate Regarding Bill to Shield Drivers from Liability If They Hit Protesters

February 8, 2021
Public records request to the Florida Senate seeking communications regarding a bill that shields drivers from liability if they hit demonstrators.

Records Request to Florida Governor’s Office Regarding Bill to Shield Drivers from Liability If They Hit Protesters

February 8, 2021
Public records request to the Florida Office of the Governor seeking communications regarding a bill that shields drivers from liability if they hit demonstrators.

Records Request to Florida House of Representatives Regarding Bill to Shield Drivers from Liability If They Hit Protesters

February 8, 2021
Public records request to the Florida House of Representatives seeking communications regarding a bill that shields drivers from liability if they hit demonstrators.

News Roundup: New Voting-Restriction Bills and the Upcoming Round of Redistricting

February 5, 2021
The anti-democratic forces that fed Trump’s stolen-election lie are at work across the country.

FOIA Request to DOJ Seeking Records Related to Federal Execution Regulation Change

February 1, 2021
FOIA request to the Department of Justice seeking records regarding a regulatory rule change to the manner of federal executions.

DHS Records Regarding Assessments of Protests

January 25, 2021
Records from the Department of Homeland Security in response to American Oversight's request for final assessments or reports provided to agency heads regarding protests. These records include DHS correspondence regarding protest activity during the summer of 2020.

USMS Deployment Records Related to Operation Legend

January 22, 2021
Records from the U.S. Marshals Service in response to American Oversight's request for records regarding the number of federal personnel deployed to American cities as part of Operation Legend. These records include a series of deployment forms.